Word Origin & History

bunk "sleeping berth," 1758, probably a shortened from bunker, Scottish for "a seat, bench," of uncertain origin, possibly from a Scandinavian source (cf. O.Swed. bunke "boards used to protect the cargo of a ship").

Example Sentences for bunk

And different security levels bunk in the same room, meaning a murderer can sleep beside a thief.

No guns were collected from the scene, and the victims said the police's claims were bunk.

At nightfall, bunk in a cozy cottage with a private garden.

Also, this idea that the shortening of telomeres is the only cause of aging is total bunk.

The kids bunk room, along with all the other rooms in the house, overlooks the water.

The bunk bed in the bedroom, on the second floor, evokes the romance of a sleeping compartment in a train.

The notion that speculators provide liquidity is complete bunk.

Today, nearly every bunk in the lodge is booked months ahead of time.

Now we've got the original sources of the article saying this whole thing is bunk.